Untitled (Young Theodore Fried Working Marionettes)

1930

André Kertész

Associated Names
André Kertész

Artist, American, born Hungary, 1894 - 1985

The image shows two individuals partially, from the waist up, leaning over a structure that appears to be made of wooden beams. Both are focused downward. The person in the foreground has tousled hair and wears a light-colored shirt with a patterned design at the collar, rolled-up sleeves, and holds a cylindrical object in their right hand. The second person in the background has short, dark hair and is similarly positioned, also looking downward with their features in shadow. The background is mostly dark, with little discernible detail. The image is in black and white.
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Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Peter Masters, Trustee, Theodore Fried Trust, Bethesda, MD; gift to the Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, 2001; acquired by NGA, 2015.

Associated Names

Exhibition History

2001

  • André Kertész and Theodore Fried: Away From Home, Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, July 21–September 17, 2001

Inscriptions

on verso, by unknown hand, top left corner in graphite circled: 50; center stamped in blue ink: André KERTÉSZ / 75, Bould Montparnasse / Paris 6e / REPRODUCTION RÉSERVÉE / EN CAS DE REPRODUCTION / LA SIGNATURE EST OBLIGATOIRE; by Corcoran Gallery of Art, bottom right corner in graphite: 2001.44.6

Wikidata ID

Q64074187

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